Discuss amply using "The River Between" the author's use of setting to enhance the societal concerns in the text

The story is set in Africa in a region inhabited only by a native tribe. The time is not clear and there are no details that set a definite date. The book was published in 1965, and it seems reasonable that the story is set in that time period. The region is described in some detail, including the role the river Honia plays in the lives of some of the people and the way the geography of the two ridges physically divides the people with one ridge clinging to the traditions of the tribe while the other begins to turn toward Christianity. The descriptions are clear and believable, as are some of the customs and people.